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1974 Kansas Gubernatorial Election

Kansas · 2 candidates · See every 1974 Governor race

Who won the 1974 Kansas Gubernatorial Election?

Robert F. Bennett won the 1974 Kansas Gubernatorial Election. Robert F. Bennett received 387,792 popular votes (49.5%). The main challenger was Vern Miller (49%).

See the full head-to-head between Bennett and Miller

Bennett +0.5 pts · won by 3,677 votes
Robert F. BennettRepublicanWINNER49.5%
387,792 votes
Vern MillerDemocratic49%
384,115 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 1.5% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.